<p>A group of senior TV journalists on Wednesday urged Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to order a judicial probe into the violence against journalists in the Patiala Courts here by lawyers and others while covering the proceedings against JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Under the aegis of the Broadcast Editors' Association, they demanded that exemplary steps against the culprits so that such incidents do not occur in future.<br /><br />The journalists who met the minister included Barkha Dutt, Sonia Singh, N K Singh, Shazi Zaman, Dibang, Vinay Tewari, Q W Naqvi, Navika Kumar, Deepak Chaurasia, Satish K Singh, Supriya Prasad and Sanjay Bragta. <br /><br />In a memorandum submitted to the minister, the BEA said, the manhandling of journalists is a "matter of serious concern". <br /><br />“Despite identifying themselves, they were subjected to physical assault by a group of people in black coats supported by some unknown persons. It carries ominous signs as it is not only a pre-meditated assault on journalists but also on roots of democracy,” it said.<br /><br />“You will agree with us that democratic institutions cannot remain oblivious of this incident which is a wanton attempt at crushing the freedom of expression guaranteed by our Constitution,” it said.</p>
<p>A group of senior TV journalists on Wednesday urged Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to order a judicial probe into the violence against journalists in the Patiala Courts here by lawyers and others while covering the proceedings against JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Under the aegis of the Broadcast Editors' Association, they demanded that exemplary steps against the culprits so that such incidents do not occur in future.<br /><br />The journalists who met the minister included Barkha Dutt, Sonia Singh, N K Singh, Shazi Zaman, Dibang, Vinay Tewari, Q W Naqvi, Navika Kumar, Deepak Chaurasia, Satish K Singh, Supriya Prasad and Sanjay Bragta. <br /><br />In a memorandum submitted to the minister, the BEA said, the manhandling of journalists is a "matter of serious concern". <br /><br />“Despite identifying themselves, they were subjected to physical assault by a group of people in black coats supported by some unknown persons. It carries ominous signs as it is not only a pre-meditated assault on journalists but also on roots of democracy,” it said.<br /><br />“You will agree with us that democratic institutions cannot remain oblivious of this incident which is a wanton attempt at crushing the freedom of expression guaranteed by our Constitution,” it said.</p>
